Take action on climate in Colorado!

Stop by here anytime for a list of upcoming, key action opportunities, including tabling, growing the climate movement, public comment opportunities, testifying at hearings, and leadership roles. 

*Please visit our online calendar for details on all of our events this month, including monthly committee meetings, additional events hosted by 350 Colorado, and upcoming trainings. 

*Interested in meeting 1-1 with a 350CO staff member to discuss opportunities? Check out our schedulers below and grab 30 minutes:

• Chelsea Alexander, Movement Building & Volunteer Director – scheduler here
• Matt Gose, Promoting Climate Solutions Coordinator – scheduler here
• Brigit Stattelman-Scanlan, Development Director – scheduler here
• Heidi Leathwood, Climate Policy Analyst – scheduler here

–> In-Person Opportunities

• Grow the number of activists involved in the movement – table with us! No experience necessary, we have materials and things to help people feel confident and prepared in the role. Just email Chelsea at chelsea@350colorado.org to grab a shift!

• Come to Climate Disasters Awareness Week!  
  • When: January 26th-30th 2026
  • Where: State Capitol Building, Denver, CO
  • What: During Climate Disasters Awareness week we will have an art gallery at the capitol building, sharing the stories of Coloradans who have experienced climate disasters, leading up to a press conference that Friday.
    • Can’t make it? Tell your Legislators to stand with impacted Coloradans with this one-click letter!
  • Attend the Press Conference on Friday, January 30th at 11am – we are looking to have as many people as possible showing up, inviting various elected officials to attend as well, and supporting various actions that will be happening. RSVP here!

• Help make local team meetings and events fun and impactful – plan with us! We’re looking for a few people that can take different pieces of the planning process, like finding venues, creating graphics, inviting people, you name it! Email Chelsea at chelsea@350colorado.org to get started.
  • 350 Northern Colorado Team opportunities:
    • February Team Meeting – Tuesday, February 17th, from 6-7:30pm
      • Have an idea for a fun activity or theme for the meeting? Let us know!
  • 350 Metro Denver Team opportunities:
    • February Team Meeting – Thursday, February 19th from 6-7:30pm
      • Have an idea for a fun activity or theme for the meeting? Let us know!

• Join us on Friday, February 20th, 2026 for Youth Colorado Climate Lobby Day! RSVP here!
  • Youth Colorado Climate Lobby Day brings together climate advocates from ages 8 to 18 from across Colorado to show up, speak out, and lobby for bold, people-powered climate legislation.
  • We’ll gather at the capitol in Denver to meet with legislators and advocate for meaningful, pro-climate policies. Whether it’s your first time lobbying or you’re a seasoned advocate, you’ll receive the training, support, and community you need to make your voice heard.
  • Questions? Email Matt at matt@350colorado.org

• Join us on Friday, March 6th, 2026, for our 11th annual Climate Lobby Day! RSVP here!
  • Climate Lobby Day brings together climate advocates from across Colorado to show up, speak out, and lobby for bold, people-powered climate legislation.
  • We’ll gather at the capitol in Denver to meet with legislators and advocate for meaningful, pro-climate policies. Whether it’s your first time lobbying or you’re a seasoned advocate, you’ll receive the training, support, and community you need to make your voice heard.
  • Questions? Email Matt at matt@350colorado.org

–> Upcoming Hearings & Public Comment Opportunities

• Tell the Public Utilities Commission to require Xcel to stop expanding the gas pipeline infrastructure and help us move more rapidly toward our clean energy future!
  • Send this easy one-click letter (personalize for greater impact), or use this toolkit to write or leave a voicemail for the Commissioners. You can comment even if you are not an Xcel customer – what Xcel does affects the climate and therefore all of us!

–> Ongoing Hybrid Opportunities

1. Join the Constituent Climate Project (CCP)! 

The CCP is a statewide effort co-led by 350 Colorado’s Legislative Action Committee and Climate Policy Committee to build a strong network of trained, informed constituents who can educate legislators and decision-makers on climate urgency, solutions, and policy opportunities. The project helps bridge the gap between grassroots voices and the Colorado General Assembly by equipping people with the tools, confidence, and data to make meaningful connections. Overall, we hope to educate members on the top down dangers of climate change, help facilitate these conversations with their legislators, and foster a network of engaged constituents that together can push for positive change on a legislative level.

• When: Tuesday, January 20th from 6-7pm
  Where: On Zoom here
  What: Whether you’ve already been meeting with your legislators, or are looking to get started, join this casual check-in call. We’ll strategize, celebrate, and support next steps in your organizing!

To get started, add your name and email to this spreadsheet. Then check out the series of educational materials that we have developed to support organizers here. We even have a short 4 part training series that covers everything you need to know, all of which are posted here on Youtube! Questions? Email Matt at matt@350colorado.org or Heidi at heidi@350colorado.org.

1. Join the Next Governor Project (NGP)! 

WHO & WHAT: Colorado will elect a new governor in 2026! Want Colorado’s next governor to lead boldly on climate and clean energy? The Next Governor Project (“NGP”) is a grassroots crew from around the state showing up at campaign events to ask smart, informed questions that urge candidates toward good climate and clean energy policies.

MISSION:  To inform and influence all candidates for Colorado Governor (2026) to enact and enforce policies that responsibly accelerate the state’s transition to zero-emissions energy, eliminate fossil-fuel pollutants, and nurture a clean-energy economy.

HOW: The organizing team provides a calendar of events to attend, informational materials and expertise, a list of questions to ask, tips and tricks, and lots of encouragement! Just need your voice!

GOAL: Join the effort and help us hit 75 members by January 1st, 2026 and shape the future of Colorado’s energy economy!

Just shoot an email to scottpaulmiller@gmail.com to learn more and join the crew!

1. Be a Co-Chair for a Committee or Local Team!

We are looking for passionate and motivated people to help lead organizing efforts as Co-Chairs on our:

• Fracking Action Committee
• Promoting Climate Solutions Committee
• 350 Metro Denver Local Team
• 350 Northern Colorado Local Team
• 350 Colorado Springs Local Team
• 350 Roaring Fork Local Team
• 305 Boulder County Local Team

Co-chairs work closely with staff and other volunteers to help develop meeting agendas and co-lead meetings each month, support new people that join, develop messaging for effective engagement, and support various actions. No specific experience needed, no minimum age required! The time requirement is 3 months of service for about ~5 hours a month with opportunities to renew.

Ready to get started? Email Chelsea at chelsea@350colorado.org

1. Become a Leadership Council member on your local team!

The Colorado Springs, Boulder, Roaring Fork, and Northern Colorado teams are looking for a handful of members to join their Leadership Councils. LCs are the people that work closely with other organizers in their area, and the Team Coordinator, to win local campaigns, grow the climate movement, and create more resilient, empowered communities. Apply here today! 

• No specific experience needed, no minimum age required – we’ll provide a short onboarding training and support in getting started!
• General tasks include light event planning, campaign management, strategic planning, and some fundraising
• ~5 hours a month preferred 

Questions? Email Chelsea at chelsea@350colorado.org

1. Become a ZIP Leader (“Zoning Interpersonal Power”) for your community.

As a ZIP Leader, you’ll be a part of Colorado’s largest grassroots movement dedicated to solving the climate crisis! The overall objective is not for you to solve the climate crisis alone, but for you to build & empower a community working toward climate solutions!

Anticipated tasks involved: 

• Communicate actions, events, and opportunities relevant to the zip code to other activists in the area
• Organize and/or participate in events and actions within the zip code to connect activists
• Share events, actions, or needs in the zip code to 350CO teammates as needed
• Cultivate relationships with activists, community leaders representatives, and policymakers in the zip code
• Recruitment of activists within the zip code

For more information, check out the position description. If you’re ready to get started, fill out the ZIP Leader Interest Form and we’ll be in contact soon!

Questions? Email Chelsea at chelsea@350colorado.org

–> Online Actions

• Join the 2026 Climate Action Kick-off!
  When: Thursday, January 22nd from 6pm-7pm
  Where: on Zoom – RSVP here
  What: We will cover at a high level the major events of 2025 and what roles and opportunities there are to support local climate goals and distribute leadership in the ways a grassroots movement needs to succeed. Let’s build up some good energy together! Questions? Email chelsea@350colorado.org

• Come to the Welcome Call for Activists & Volunteers!
  When: Thursday, February 26th from 6pm-6:30pm
  Where: on Zoom
  What: RSVP here for the link! For anyone who is interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities and campaigns, being supported in first steps in your activism, having questions answered, or looking to make connections with others, this is a great and casual call to join! Questions? Email chelsea@350colorado.org

• Subscribe to the What the Frack? Substack and new podcast series here!

Listen to the first episode “Health Risks of Living Near Fracking” with 350 Colorado Climate Policy Analyst Heidi Leathwood and researcher Dr. Lisa McKenzie, a Colorado-based scientist who has been studying the health risks of living near fracking since 2009 – then share it in your networks!

• Demand that Governor Polis and the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) enforce the Chemical Disclosure Law and protect Colorado communities!

Despite a hard-fought legislative victory in 2022 requiring full disclosure of chemicals used in oil and gas operations in Colorado, including fracking and other down-hole activities, a new report released on March 20, 2025 reveals a massive failure by oil & gas corporations to comply and failure by the ECMC to enforce the law. Read more here.

–> Customize your letter here! Say it loud and proud “Governor Polis, hold the ECMC accountable, demand full compliance from the oil & gas operators, and put protecting Colorado’s people and environment before corporate profits!”

• Send a message to your legislators and Governor Polis –  It’s Time to Rein in New Oil & Gas Fracking Permits!

Let’s keep calling on our state leaders for meaningful action, because Colorado is not on track to meet our climate, air quality or environmental justice goals. We need a rapid, just transition off fossil fuels to a clean energy future and to end permitting for new oil and gas wells, because drilling and fracking are causing major harm to our health, climate, air, and water resources.

Asking them to sign this open letter supporting a phase out of permitting for oil and gas wells by 2030 and a just transition to a clean renewable energy future and to speak out against more fracking permits in our local communities will help shift the status quo!

–> Send message to legislators and Governor Polis!

• Write a Letter to the Editor (LTE) or OpEd about the fact that many oil and gas wells do not generate enough money to plug their wells.

From the Colorado Sun: “Profitable oil and gas production in Colorado is increasingly concentrated in a few basins leaving the rest of the operations with few resources  and posing risk to getting all 47,000 of the state’s active wells plugged and remediated, according to a report from Carbon Tracker.

At least 27,000 wells — more than half the state tally — don’t generate enough cash to pay for their eventual plugging and site remediation, the report by the nonprofit think tank focused on climate and finance.”

This leaves taxpayers holding the bag for oil and gas well cleanup. Not to mention the pollution and habitat destruction created by these wells!

Everything you need: 

• • • Your step-by-step guide on writing LTEs and OpEd are here.
    • More info – Read an article about this here

–> More Online Actions!

1. Sign the Open Letter of Support to Phase-out New Oil & Gas Permits! Oil & Gas fracking is the #1 source of climate pollution and ozone air pollution in Colorado. To meet Colorado’s environmental justice and climate goals, we must phase out new fracking and support a fast and fair transition to a renewable energy economy. Sign the Open Letter to join the movement lead by the Safe & Healthy Colorado Coalition!
2. Watch and share this video on social media to learn how oil and gas fracking is fueling the flames for more intense wildfires in Colorado
3. Support Nuclear-Free Pueblo from anywhere!
4. Sign this petition by GreenLatinos asking Weld County to stop line 1 and put community health and safety over a pipeline expansion project
5. We are excited to announce a new toolkit completed in partnership with Boulder County, titled From Dollars to Decarbonization: A Local Government Blueprint for Fossil Free Finance. This toolkit is a resource for local governments to decarbonize their finances in four key areas: Pensions, Insurance, Banking, and Fossil Fuel Divestment. We’re looking for constituents to reach out to their city and county governments to share this toolkit, and to support their governments in taking the steps outlined in this toolkit. We’re happy to give presentations and offer consultation to governments that are interested in taking these steps!
6.  Sign the Fossil Free CU Petition Here and the Divest CSU Petition here to support local university divestment work! New to divestment & defunding climate disaster? Learn more about how critical divestment work is in the context of the climate crisis.